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Why am I so afraid of bugs? Is anybody else so scared too?
Simple question so many people ask all over the world. Why am I afraid of bugs? It's not the I just scream and run away, but it's more than that.
What happens is if I see one I just freeze and I watch it movements. I make sure not to lose it. My heart is also beating a hundred miles a minute, and my eyes are so wide! If I lost it, then I panick. And if it gets real close to me or if I lose it and I don't know where it is, I actually start to cry.
I never had a huge problem. I'd just tell my dad or somebody to kill it. Then I'd go back to normal. I'd never cry actually. But recently my fear for them is getting bigger and bigger. To the point where they're winning. As in I change my ways to avoid them.
Over the two months, I've seen little tiny bugs on my window or on my dresser. And I always had a shoe around. Sometimes I'd miss and it would disappear. That was when I'd try my best to forget about it. Some days I did, others I had a lucky shot and found it again and killed it.
But two days ago in my room I saw this one cockroach. It was crawling on my carpet and I just watched it walk. I was scared all night and couldn't sleep.
Then last night I decided it was safe enough now. I was doing good. I was about to sleep when I hear a sound. I thought it was the fan moving something, but it was a bug. Flying. It was coming towards me so I ran downstairs away from my room. I was risking being caught by my parents at 4am but it was okay as long as I was away from that bug. But thing is, I was crying and my legs were all wobbly going downstairs.
I don't why. Why does a simple little bug, a harmless one scare me so much? I get the usual fast heartbeat. But am I the only one who freezes, cries and visibly shakes? How come now because of two bugs compared to me are so tiny, winning? I can't go into my room anymore I just can't! But just, why?
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Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health?
I saw a show where people had irrational fears about something, one was snakes, one was bugs, dogs and there were a couple others. The therapist takes each of them through steps to get them comfortable enough that they could touch or handle the object of their fears, being in the same room while it was captive, caged, then uncaged, then touching it. All others looked on and giggled or laughed because it wasn't something they feared but once facing the thing they feared, they freaked just as bad. Therapists can help you deal with a fear..but it costs money which you may not have. See if you can get a family member to help you work on this if thats the case.
Sure it seems an irrational fear if there is nothing in your life experience that could have given a reason for it. Unless you believe in past lives. Perhaps you are nearing the age you were in a past life when you were stung by a swarm of hornets and died. That laying in your subconscious is enough to bring this fear to the surface, so your subconscious needs to be dealt with and healed from whatever reason this life or a past one caused your fear. A hypnotist can help you deal with the fear or some specialize in taking people back to past lives to deal with a fear that started there.
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It seems you may have an irrational fear.
Everyone sometimes is a little bit afraid of bugs because they're quick, kinda gross to look at up close and very unpredictable.
However if you're shaking and crying a lot then you have a definite fear. You're not the only one-some people have fears like this over balloons or tissues!
You can overcome this yourself by slowly spending more time around bugs and making yourself see that they are harmless, like trying to pick them up. Or you can go to a therapist or hypnotist to get help.
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